GOLF
Strong begin for Diksha and Avani in Lalla Meryem Cup
Indian golfer Diksha Dagar started the brand new season with a bogey however then turned issues round with 4 birdies for a three-under 70 within the opening spherical of the Lalla Meryem Cup right here.
Avani Prashanth, making her skilled debut, additionally had a tough begin from the tenth as she bogeyed twice within the first three holes.
She had six birdies from the 14th gap onwards but in addition dropped a double on par-four fourth. At two-under 71, she was tied 14th.
But it surely didn’t prove nicely for Tvesa Malik, who shot six-over 77 and was tied 98. She wants a really low second spherical to make the reduce which is able to see the top-60 and ties advance to the ultimate two rounds.
– PTI
Sharma, Ahlawat wrestle in Qatar Masters golf
The Indian duo of Shubhankar Sharma and Veer Ahlawat was off to a nightmarish begin on the Business Financial institution Qatar Masters as the 2 golfers returned over-par playing cards dotted with a number of bogeys.
The Indians struggled on the Doha Golf Membership course as Sharma shot three-over 75 within the opening spherical and was approach down at tied 104th, whereas Ahlawat, taking part in in his rookie season, carded eight-over 80 and was tied 137th.
They’ve a troublesome activity forward of them to make the reduce, which seems seemingly at even par.
– PTI
Jeev makes a modest begin, lies tied-Thirty third in Morocco
Jeev Milkha Singh made a modest begin with a spherical of 1-over 73, which included an eagle, to be tied Thirty third within the Trophy Hassan II right here.
The occasion is a part of the Champions Tour PGA (for Seniors) and is being held alongside the Women European Tour’s Lalla Meryem Cup.
Jeev, who’s taking part in the occasion on a sponsor’s exemption, had an eagle, three bogeys and no birdies.
– PTI
Gradual begin for Aditi Ashok at Founders Cup
Aditi Ashok made a sluggish begin to her season because the Indian shot a disappointing 1-over 72 within the first spherical of Founders Cup, the opening occasion of the 12 months on the LPGA Tour.
Aditi teed off from the tenth and was 1-under on the flip and added one other birdie on the primary to 2-under.
She hit a tough patch with a bogey-bogey-par-double bogey stretch. A birdie on the eighth, her seventeenth gap was a small compensation. She discovered 10 of the 14 fairways and 13 of the 18 greens in regulation, however her placing let her down with 30 putts wanted for the spherical.
Aditi, who has been on the LPGA since 2017, continues to be ready for her maiden win, although she has managed to retain her card constantly.
BOXING
Lovlina packing containers her technique to gold, Thapa indicators off with silver at Nationwide Video games
Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain clinched the ladies’s 75kg gold, whereas six-time Asian champion Shiva Thapa signed off with a silver medal within the males’s 63.5kg class on the Nationwide Video games on Friday.
Enjoying her first match because the Paris Olympics, Assam’s Lovlina dominated her youthful opponent Pranshu Rathore from Chandigarh throughout all three rounds to register a convincing 5-0 win.
Within the males’s gentle welterweight (63.5kg) division, Thapa misplaced in a detailed bout to Providers Sports activities Management Board boxer Vanshaj, with a 3-4 scoreline.
In different bouts of the day, Providers’ Mandengbam Singh defeated Chandigarh’s Anshul Punia within the males’s flyweight (51kg) division by a 4-1 cut up resolution.
Commonwealth Video games bronze medalist Jaismine Lamboria of Providers displayed her dominance with a convincing 5-0 win over World Championship bronze-winner Manisha Moun of Haryana within the ladies’s 60kg occasion.
One other gold medal for Providers got here from Sakshi, who outpunched Himachal Pradesh’s Vinakshi 5-0.
Within the ladies’s bantamweight class, Madhya Pradesh’s Divya Panwar triumphed over Uttar Pradesh’s Sonia Lather with a 4-1 victory.
Native boxer Nivedita Karki confirmed precision and agility as she overpowered Haryana’s Kalpana to say the highest spot within the ladies’s flyweight (50kg) occasion.
Former youth world champion Assam’s Ankushita Boro reigned supreme within the ladies’s welterweight (66kg) occasion, outclassing Uttarakhand’s Kajal by a unanimous resolution.
-PTI
TENNIS
Sumit Nagal loses second spherical
Eighth seed Sumit Nagal was crushed 6-1, 6-4 by Hugo Dellien of Bolivia within the pre-quarterfinals of the $200,000 Challenger tennis match in Rosario, Argentina.
Sumit gained eight ATP factors and $3,370.
Within the Challenger in Lille, France, high seeds Sriram Balaji and Francisco Cabral of Portugal had been crushed 6-2, 6-7(7), [10-8] by Jakub Paul and David Pel within the doubles semifinals. The Indo-Portuguese pair collected 45 ATP factors and €3,470.
The outcomes:
$200,000 Challenger, Rosario, Argentina Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Hugo Dellien (Bol) bt Sumit Nagal 6-1, 6-4.
€ 181,250 Challenger, Lille, France Doubles (semifinal): Jakub Paul (Sui) & David Pel (Ned) bt Sriram Balaji & Francisco Cabral (Por) 6-2, 6-7(7), [10-8]; Quarterfinals: Balaji & Cabral bt Jiri Barnat & Filip Duda (Cze) 6-3, 6-4.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
CRICKET
Arjuna Awardee Ajay Reddy publicizes retirement
Ajay Reddy, former India cricket captain for the visually challenged.
| Picture Credit score:
Particular Association
Ajay Reddy, former India cricket captain for the visually challenged.
| Picture Credit score:
Particular Association
Arjuna Awardee and former Indian cricket captain (visually challenged), Ajay Reddy, introduced retirement from the game on Friday.
Ajay performed 101 internationals together with T-20s in a profession spanning 15 years and led India to a ODI World Cup win, two T20 World Cup victories and an Asia Cup title.The visually challenged cricketer was born in Gurazala in Andhra Pradesh and misplaced his left eye in a freak accident when he was simply 4. HIs mother and father had been agriculture farmers.
“I’m grateful to my residence State Andhra Pradesh, my mother and father, cricketing fraternity, Samarthanam Belief For The Disabled and the Cricket Affiliation for the Blind in India, Lutheran Excessive Faculty for The Blind in Narasaraopet (Guntur) and State Financial institution of India,” he stated in an announcement.
Ajay additionally thanked all his teammates and coaches who helped him “realise” his goals on the cricket discipline.
-V V Subrahmanyam
BASKETBALL
Warriors dominate Titans at INBL Professional Basketball League
Punjab Warriors asserted itself with a dominant 100-78 victory over Mumbai Titans within the INBL Professional basketball league on the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium on Friday.
Regardless that it was a collective crew effort, Uche Diblammaka offered the thrust for Punjab ranks by high scoring with 25 factors. He had ready help from Stokley Chaffee and Taane Samuel other than Princepal Singh, Gurbaz Sandhu and Boston Mazlin in conserving the crew constantly forward.
It was the primary victory in two matches for the Punjab crew which had misplaced its earlier match to Chennai Warmth. It was the second loss in as many matches for Mumbai Titans which had misplaced earlier to Delhi Dribblers.
With a number of matches to play, the groups have the possibility to revive their fortunes of their try and make the semifinals.
The outcomes: Punjab Warriors 100 (Uche Diblamaka 25, Stokley Chaffee 15, Taane Samuel 15, Princepal Singh 11) bt Mumbai Titans 78 (Dalph Panopio 25, Liam Judd 18.
-Kamesh Srinivasan